Renderer specific transcoding

[n3mmr]

(08-06-2015 10:53)simoncn Wrote:  

(08-06-2015 09:28)n3mmr Wrote:  That is then a basically different design from, say, Serviio, where the controlpoint tells the server to start feeding (streaming??) a particular file to a renderer.

Based on renderer identity, then the server arranges for the stream to be transcoded or remuxed or whatever is needed to overcome any limitations of the particular renderer.

So, the controlpoint isn't (except in rare cases) offered a choice of already active transcodings or remuxings, but just selects the media identity, and lets the server/renderer pair deal with any special needs.

The industry standard UPnP protocol works as follows:

1) The control point tells the renderer to play a stream in a specific format (based on information that the control point has previously received from the server and the renderer)
2) The renderer contacts the server to initiate streaming

I don't understand how the approach you are describing for Serviio could work with industry standard control points and renderers.

I believe twonky, plex and most others do the same.

At least they all have renderer specific transcode and remux, via config files for the server.

The control point still tells the server to send a particular stream to the renderer, but the server interposes transcoding in the stream.

Minimstreamer/Minimserver is so far the ONLY server I have tried that doesn't do renderer-specific transcoding in the server.
No control-point I have so far seen has had any problem with this, and neither have the renderers.